HERMANNS, Matthias

HERMANNS, Matthias. 1899 — 1972. Father, SVD. German Missionary, Ethnologist and Tibetan Scholar. A Roman Catholic priest. Ph.D. 1948 Fribourg. Worked as missionary in the Koonor area of Amdo (Qinghai). Probably a member of P. Wilhelm Schmidt’s Vienna school. Collaborated with D. Schröder. When China became closed apparently worked in India.